The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-13
"sARY's GONE wID A cooN,"

George Woodson, who for several years
has engaged in various pursuits in Boze'
man, has lately achieved an amount Of
notoriety that is liable to make him more
famous than Smollett's "Count Fathom.'
George is negro of the orange type; a
young man of symmetrical proportions,
and dude of the first water. He was
employed for several years as general
utility boy by Nelson Story. Subsequent
he left the employ of Mr.. Story and went
into the drayage business, and made con-
siderable money. He married a likely
colored girl, who in all his troubles sub
sequently has been to him a faithful
wife. George five years ago embarked in
the barber business, and since that time
has had deal of experience, and has
become as familiar with the interior of
the county Jail as is the jailor In one
of his escapades he shot man, more by
mistake than otherwise, and for this he
was promptly incarcerated in the bastile
and as quickly released on bail by admir-
ing white friends, whose influence, to-
gether with the fact that his victim soon
recovered from the wound, secured
mitigation Of the punishment SO justly
the due of Woodson.
Since that time he has become more
and more refractory and reckless and has
deported himself entirely contrary to the
manner in which an humble African IS
supposed to behave. Having gradually
lost his all, he, a few months ago, started
to Miles City to retrieve his lost fortunes
in the atmosphere Of a model town. He
tleman of like color known as Mr. Ford.
Some weeks having elapsed since Mrs,
Woodson had heard of her husband and
fearing that all was not right, she took
her little daughter and sought the restive
Spartacus.
SECOND CHAPTER.
Some three years ago, Joseph Kenney,
of Cinnabar, while his wife was east, Sc
cured divorce from her and when she
returned she found that her sister had
become the legal wife of her former hus-
band. Since that time she and her chill
dren have lived in Cooke, coming to
Bozeman last fall. While here it seems
she became enamored with the unfaith-
ful George, although nothing was known
of it until the present. She was quite
often guest at his house and ate of the
eatables prepared bv Mrs. Woodson.
During the winter. DR.. Carroll, disso.
Lutte resident of Bozeman, through some
means secured considerable amount of
money, the bulk of which one night dis
appeared from his pocket. and although
he accused Mrs. Kenney of the theft, he
failed to prove it, and instead of obtain
ing his money, had a lustrous pair of
black eyes put upon his face by the
doughty Woodson. Soon after this Wood
sons barber shop furniture was seized
for debt and George went to Miles City.
Very soon after Mrs. kenney disappear
ed and nothing was learned of her where
abonts until Mrs. Woodson returned from
Miles City.
On her arrival at Miles, Mrs. Woodson
sought her husband, who seemed de-
lighted to see his little girl, but when
confronted by his wife was at loss to
explain his conduct. Mrs. Woodson be-
gan to diligently inquire among the peo-
Pile of her color and thus learned that
Mrs. Kenney and her husband were liv-
ing together as man and wife. On her
first appearance Mrs. Kenney appeared
OH the streets closely veiled, but becom-
ing insensible to her surroundings, bold
ly came out arm-in-arm with her dusky
lord. Mrs. Woodson sought her husband
and accused him of his infidelity, in an
swer to which he Immediately sought re-
course to the flowing bowl, having in the
meantime armed himself to the teeth.
Mrs. Woodson got him to her room in
the hotel and while he was sleeping off
his drunken stupor, she cut his vest pock-
ct open and abstracted his gold watch
and chain and took the next train for
home, declaring that she never again
will live with the man for whom she
has toiled and slaved. While he was
drunk Mrs. Woodson informed her hus-
band of the public feeling in Miles City,
which would no doubt take the means OF
heightening his color by an application
of hot tar. To this he drew one of the
many revolvers with which he was armed
and defied the people.
1t is safe to say that George Woodson
will never again appear upon the scene of
his many sscapades in Bozeman. where
the people have been altogether too lem
lent and have done the negro positive
injustice by standing between him and
the law.
MAUD GRANGER.